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Uncle's Dream ( Russian: Дядюшкин сон, Dyadyushkin son) is an 1859 novella by Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky. The first work of Dostoevsky after a long pause, the novella was written during the author's stay in Semipalatinsk. It was first published in the Russian magazine Russkoye Slovo (1859, No. 3).
Dec 6, 2011 · A short story about a man who dreams of his uncle's death and the consequences of his inheritance. Read online or download for free in various formats from Project Gutenberg, a public domain library of eBooks.
- Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- English
- 1859
- Uncle's Dream; and The Permanent Husband
The Uncle’s Dream was the first work that Dostoyevsky completed after his five years of agony in exile in Siberia and the novel reveals a profound transformation in the author’s vision of the world. There is no longer the contained, brooding, dream-prone atmosphere of his earlier stories.
A Russian prince arrives in a small town and becomes the target of a matchmaking scheme by a local lady. Read reviews, ratings, and excerpts of this humorous and philosophical work by the author of Crime and Punishment.
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Dec 6, 2011 · The Project Gutenberg EBook of Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband by Fedor Dostoieffsky This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
- Fedor Dostoieffsky
- 2011
Apr 3, 2019 · A collection of online files of Dostoevsky's novels and stories, including Uncle's Dream and Permanent Husband. Uncle's Dream is a short story about a man who dreams of his uncle's death and faces a moral dilemma.
Following what could only have been a harrowing and harsh existence in Russia’s infamous prison for political and social prisoners, one would expect Dostoyevsky’s work to have been dark and bitter. Rather, Uncle’s Dream is a humorous and yet scathing commentary on Russian provincial high-society.
